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![]() Male Players - Australia
Dirk MacDonald WellhamBorn: 13 March 1959, Summer Hill, Sydney, New South WalesMajor Teams: New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland, Australia. Known As: Dirk Wellham Batting Style: Right Hand Bat Test Debut: Australia v England at The Oval, 6th Test, 1981 Last Test: Australia v England at Sydney, 5th Test, 1986/87 ODI Debut: Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, World Series Cup, 1981/82 Last ODI: Australia v England at Sharjah, Sharjah Cup, 1986/87 First first-class match: December 11-14, 1980, New South Wales v Victoria at Melbourne Final first-class match: November 4-7, 1993, Queensland v New South Wales at Brisbane New South Wales 1980/81 to 1986/87 Tasmania 1988/89 to 1990/91 Queensland 1991/92 to 1993/94 Career Statistics:TESTS (career) M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 6 11 0 257 103 23.36 33.46 1 0 5 0 O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ Bowling - - - - - - - - - - ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS (career) M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 17 17 2 379 97 25.26 54.22 0 1 8 0 O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ Bowling - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-CLASS (career: 1980/81 - 1993/94) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 148 240 35 8662 167 42.25 16 53 68 0 O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ Bowling 9 3 25 1 25.00 1-11 0 0 54.0 2.77 LIST A LIMITED OVERS (career: 1980/81 - 1993/94) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 68 61 7 1624 97 30.07 0 13 25 0 O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ Bowling - - - - - - - - - - - Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS. StatsGuru Filters for Dirk WellhamProfile:An intense, bespectacled right-handed batsman who shares, with legendary Indian batsman Gundappa Viswanath, the rare feat of scoring a century on both first-class debut and Test debut. Chosen for the 1981 Ashes tour after just one season of Sheffield Shield for New South Wales, Wellham had to wait till the Sixth Test at The Oval, and grabbed his opportunity with both hands, scoring 103 in the second innings.A successful leader who eventually became the first player to captain three states in the Sheffield Shield (later moving to firstly Tasmania then Queensland), Wellham took over the captaincy of the Blues following the retirement of Rick McCosker. In 1984/85 he took New South Wales to their first shield/one-day double, winning both the Sheffield Shield and the McDonald's Cup. After that initial blaze of glory, Wellham's Test career was intermittent. He was dropped from the Australian side during the 1981/82 season. He was chosen for the 1985 Ashes tour and, like four years earlier, had to wait until the final Test for his chance - though less successful this time. A further recall came briefly in the 1986/87 season. Wellham's bowling achievements were far and few between, his only first-class wicket being that of Essex wicketkeeper David East on the 1981 Ashes tour of England. (RE, June 2000). |
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